Explaining Seasonal Breeding in Sheep with Emeritus Professor David Notter
Dr David Notter spent 25 years looking into the seasonality of breeding sheep and how to reduce it via genetic selection. We are very lucky to have him as a guest on the podcast today to share his wisdom on all things sheep breeding. In 1977, the American Sheep Industry Association identified a pressing challenge: reducing seasonality in ewe breeding. Virginia Tech became the base for this research, where they aimed to create a flock of sheep capable of breeding throughout the year.They assembled a crossbred population consisting of half-Dorset, a quarter Rambouillet and a quarter Finn sheep…
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